Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

    There are 77 Space Facts!

    The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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    Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons, on the planet Mars, is the tallest volcano in the Solar System at a height of 14 miles. It is nearly 3 times the height of Mount Everest.
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    The Mystery of the Black Knight Satellite
    There's a mysterious satellite of unknown origin that's orbiting Earth. Dubbed the Black Knight Satellite, astronomers have been reporting strange radio signals allegedly coming from the satellite since the 1930s - before NASA or the Soviet Union put satellites into space.
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    A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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